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V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 2 P A G E 1
INSIDE:
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How Is Bail Set? 5
The Cost of
Making Meth
6
Meet the
Prosecutor
7
Harris is ORU
Alumnus of Year
8
In Pursuit of Justice
V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 2 S P R I N G 2 0 0 9
See TRIALS Page 2
T I M H A R R I S
T U L S A C O U N T Y
D I S T R I C T A T T O R N E Y
􀁈􄠠
"Justice is
conscience,
not a personal
conscience but the
conscience of the
whole of humanity.
Those who clearly
recognize the voice
of their own
conscience usually
recognize also the
voice of justice. ”
~ Alexander
Solzhenitsyn
􀁈􄠠
T ulsa County prosecution
results from jury trials
and guilty pleas in major
cases from January - May 2009:
IN JANUARY:
JIMMY FOSTER was convicted of
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER in the
July 2006 shooting of TYRI ROD-GERS,
21. Rodgers was shot
while standing outside at an
apartment. A jury sentenced Fos-ter
to LIFE in prison. Assistant
District Attorneys April Seibert
and Jack Thorp prosecuted.
LARANDALL LAMAR HILL was
convicted by a jury of ROBBERY
and ASSAULT AND BATTERY
WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. He
received two LIFE prison terms
for attacking BOBBY JOE COBLE
in July 2008 near downtown
Tulsa. COBLE was stabbed six
times and his wallet was stolen.
Assistant DA Lee Berlin tried the
case. Charges in an August 2008
robbery are pending against Hill.
He has 4 PRIOR CONVICTIONS.
DERRIOUS BELL was convicted
by a jury of ROBBERY WITH
FIREARMS and sentenced to 20
YEARS in custody of the Office of
Juvenile Affairs. Bell, 17 at the
time of the September 2007
robbery, was sentenced as a
Youthful Offender. The victim
was RHONDA JEAN FIGURES-REED.
Assistant DA Michael Eng-lish
prosecuted.
MARICUS MOORE was convicted
of POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
AS A FELON and DRUG POSSES-SION
and sentenced to 6 YEARS
in prison. The offenses occurred
in September 2007. Assistant DA
Anthony Evans prosecuted.
Moore had a prior conviction for
FIREARMS ROBBERY.
KENNETH KNOX was convicted
by a jury of SEXUAL BATTERY of
a 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL and sen-tenced
to 4 YEARS in prison.
When the crime occurred in
October 2007, Knox was 56.
Assistant DA Erik Grayless
prosecuted.
IN FEBRUARY:
ASHLEY PARNELL was sen-tenced
by a jury to LIFE in prison
for the March 2008 FIRST-DEGREE
MURDER of SKYLER
ROININEN, 23 MONTHS. The
child died of injuries including an
8-inch skull fracture and swelling
of the brain. PARNELL was the
girlfriend of the child’s father.
PARNELL will be required to
serve a minimum of 38 years
before she is eligible for parole.
Assistant DAs Jake Cain and
Christina Wolfram prosecuted.
Jurors convicted SUSAN PRYOR
of FIRST-DEGREE MANSLAUGH-TER
in the December 2007
shooting death of TIMOTHY
LANNOM, 52. The jury sen-tenced
PRYOR to 15 YEARS in
prison. LANNOM was staying in
PRYOR’S home during the 2007
ice storm because his home did
not have power. LANNOM was
shot in the neck with the gun
muzzle four to six inches from his
body, evidence showed. Prosecu-tors
had charged PRYOR with
murder, but the jury convicted
her of the lesser-included offense
of manslaughter. Prosecutors
were Assistant DAs Scott Gen-gras
and Lee Berlin.
DANIEL E. STEVENSON was
convicted of ATTEMPTED ROB-BERY
in the July 2008 assault on
WILLIAM R. MILLER. The jury
sentenced Stevenson to 20
YEARS. He had a prior conviction
for robbery. Assistant DA
Michael English prosecuted.
Priority #1 in 2009:
Putting Violent, Career Criminals Behind Bars
SKYLER ROININEN, 23 MONTHS,
died in March 2008 from blunt
trauma to the head.
TIMOTHY LANNOM, 52, was
shot to death in Dec. 2007.

WWW . D A . T U L S A C O U N T Y . O R G
V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 2 P A G E 1
INSIDE:
Trial Results 2-6
How Is Bail Set? 5
The Cost of
Making Meth
6
Meet the
Prosecutor
7
Harris is ORU
Alumnus of Year
8
In Pursuit of Justice
V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 2 S P R I N G 2 0 0 9
See TRIALS Page 2
T I M H A R R I S
T U L S A C O U N T Y
D I S T R I C T A T T O R N E Y
􀁈􄠠
"Justice is
conscience,
not a personal
conscience but the
conscience of the
whole of humanity.
Those who clearly
recognize the voice
of their own
conscience usually
recognize also the
voice of justice. ”
~ Alexander
Solzhenitsyn
􀁈􄠠
T ulsa County prosecution
results from jury trials
and guilty pleas in major
cases from January - May 2009:
IN JANUARY:
JIMMY FOSTER was convicted of
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER in the
July 2006 shooting of TYRI ROD-GERS,
21. Rodgers was shot
while standing outside at an
apartment. A jury sentenced Fos-ter
to LIFE in prison. Assistant
District Attorneys April Seibert
and Jack Thorp prosecuted.
LARANDALL LAMAR HILL was
convicted by a jury of ROBBERY
and ASSAULT AND BATTERY
WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. He
received two LIFE prison terms
for attacking BOBBY JOE COBLE
in July 2008 near downtown
Tulsa. COBLE was stabbed six
times and his wallet was stolen.
Assistant DA Lee Berlin tried the
case. Charges in an August 2008
robbery are pending against Hill.
He has 4 PRIOR CONVICTIONS.
DERRIOUS BELL was convicted
by a jury of ROBBERY WITH
FIREARMS and sentenced to 20
YEARS in custody of the Office of
Juvenile Affairs. Bell, 17 at the
time of the September 2007
robbery, was sentenced as a
Youthful Offender. The victim
was RHONDA JEAN FIGURES-REED.
Assistant DA Michael Eng-lish
prosecuted.
MARICUS MOORE was convicted
of POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
AS A FELON and DRUG POSSES-SION
and sentenced to 6 YEARS
in prison. The offenses occurred
in September 2007. Assistant DA
Anthony Evans prosecuted.
Moore had a prior conviction for
FIREARMS ROBBERY.
KENNETH KNOX was convicted
by a jury of SEXUAL BATTERY of
a 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL and sen-tenced
to 4 YEARS in prison.
When the crime occurred in
October 2007, Knox was 56.
Assistant DA Erik Grayless
prosecuted.
IN FEBRUARY:
ASHLEY PARNELL was sen-tenced
by a jury to LIFE in prison
for the March 2008 FIRST-DEGREE
MURDER of SKYLER
ROININEN, 23 MONTHS. The
child died of injuries including an
8-inch skull fracture and swelling
of the brain. PARNELL was the
girlfriend of the child’s father.
PARNELL will be required to
serve a minimum of 38 years
before she is eligible for parole.
Assistant DAs Jake Cain and
Christina Wolfram prosecuted.
Jurors convicted SUSAN PRYOR
of FIRST-DEGREE MANSLAUGH-TER
in the December 2007
shooting death of TIMOTHY
LANNOM, 52. The jury sen-tenced
PRYOR to 15 YEARS in
prison. LANNOM was staying in
PRYOR’S home during the 2007
ice storm because his home did
not have power. LANNOM was
shot in the neck with the gun
muzzle four to six inches from his
body, evidence showed. Prosecu-tors
had charged PRYOR with
murder, but the jury convicted
her of the lesser-included offense
of manslaughter. Prosecutors
were Assistant DAs Scott Gen-gras
and Lee Berlin.
DANIEL E. STEVENSON was
convicted of ATTEMPTED ROB-BERY
in the July 2008 assault on
WILLIAM R. MILLER. The jury
sentenced Stevenson to 20
YEARS. He had a prior conviction
for robbery. Assistant DA
Michael English prosecuted.
Priority #1 in 2009:
Putting Violent, Career Criminals Behind Bars
SKYLER ROININEN, 23 MONTHS,
died in March 2008 from blunt
trauma to the head.
TIMOTHY LANNOM, 52, was
shot to death in Dec. 2007.